‘Can’t you guess? I’m Lee’s wife.’
I sat forward again and stared at her.
‘Dedrick’s wife?’
‘That’s what I said.’
‘But he’s married to Serena Marshland.’
‘He married me first.’ She reached for a box of cigarettes, lit one and frowned into the fire. ‘Lee can take a little thing like bigamy in his stride.’
‘You mean Serena’s marriage was a fake?’
‘Yes. Of course, she didn’t know at the time. She knows now,’ and again she smiled bitterly.
‘Did you tell her?’
‘I told her father.’